Paris Hilton Arrested in Vegas on Cocaine Charges

Luck wasn't on Paris Hilton's side this weekend in Sin City, when Las Vegas police pulled over the car she was in just before midnight and allegedly found a white powder in her purse that, upon testing, proved to be cocaine. The celebutante was then arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine, and booked into the Clark County detention center, according to ABC News. She was soon released on bail.

The socialite, 29, was in the passenger seat of a car driven by a male thought to be her boyfriend, nightclub owner Cy Waits. Why was Hilton pulled over near the Wynn Hotel and Casino in the first place? Las Vegas police spokesman Marcus Martin told the Associated Press cops thought they smelled marijuana coming from the car: "Officers noticed a vehicle leaving a smoke trail of a controlled substance [and] made a stop based on that." He added that a crowd gathered to witness the police stop after Hilton was recognized by passers-by.

According to TMZ, Hilton has hired "powerful Vegas lawyer" David Chesnoff (whose past clients include Suge Knight and Vince Neil) to handle her case. And despite the fact that Hilton was the only woman in the vehicle when authorities pulled it over, she is reportedly insisting that the purse wasn't hers.

Hilton's had a busy summer on both sides of the law. Just days ago, cops came to her Los Angeles residence to arrest a knife-weilding intruder on her property, who was allegedly attempting to break into her home. During the World Cup in July, she was questioned by police in South Africa on suspicion of marijuana charges, but soon released.

Earlier this month, she unveiled the Paris Hilton Shoe Collection at a convention center in Las Vegas.

Lawrence Taylor was charged May 6 with raping a 16-year-old runaway who police said was forced into prostitution by a man who had beaten her up. He was arrest at a Holiday Inn in Montebello, NY and is also charged with solicitation.

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Ramapo Police Department / AP

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That is the truth i was thinking the same thing. Her money and name nothing will happen. She goes on talk shows and acts so innocent. She really dont do anything except party and everything was given to her. She should pay just like anyone else but we all know it will just get blown over.

This young woman COULD BE the source of such good ... and a role model for young people ... but she chooses to utterly WASTE herself and her life! What a shame! As to the judicial system, she needs to be treated like anyone else found with drugs ... but will she? Probably not ... much to her own detriment.

Being that she is white and blonde, she probably has already spread them often enough to many guys including Woods.

The sad thing is, this just shows you that no matter how much money or looks or fame these people have, their lives are just empty shells always looking for something they have not found and probably never will. Otherwise, they wouldnt have to be messing around with drugs to find their next thrill.

WTH!!! This article and police response is ridiculous. Did the police really see "a smoke trail of an illegal substance"? Well if they did by all means arrest her cause she had to be burning at least a POUND to get enough smoke to leave this visible/smellable trail from a moving vehicle in Vegas, where the stench of stale alcohol, cheap perfume, etc. fill the air. Love Vegas!! No doubt she probably had the coke, but if these cops can smell & see things flying out the open sunroof of a moving vehicle, let them replace the search dogs at the borders and eliminate the trafficking! Sorry Paris, all of us should be appalled at this obvious illegal search - probable cause - probably a couple of idiot cops looking to get their name in print. Thankfully I'm not famous so when I go to Vegas I go undetected smoking a joint in a cab!!!

I have worked on the strip for many years and yes you can see the smoke and smell that CRAPPY smell a mile away. If your sitting at a stop light and then drive off with the windows cracked your going to have smoke. Don't knock Vegas just because our police aren't affraid of people with money. They have do deal with these stuck up, rich, non caring people daily. People who live and work in Vegas are immune to the star factor and see most of these "stars" for what they really are, Nothing! Hard working people pour out their money, backing these people, by buy a product of their's and of most these so called "stars" wouldn't pee on you if you where on fire. They would feel their pee was to good to be waisted on you.